Post your Favorite Coin and Why.

I'd like to hear your guy's stories, whats your favorite coin, why is it your favorite coin and what made you get into coin collecting?

I didn't get into coin collecting 17 years ago, but 17 years ago my grandmother gave me this coin before she passed away and ever since its been my favorite, no other coin no matter how expensive can top it

Obviously if your favorite coin is your most expensive one, that is perfectly fine! And I want to see it

 

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1832 Belgium 10 centimes. it is my most expensive coin. I love the majestic lion design. I had hunted for this grade for about 16 years. it is a grade rarity. I love it...

 

A ms65 for a coin that old!? I can only imagine! It's gorgeous

 

Peace Dollar, what it represents, the changing of an era, and the last real "Silver Dollar" made in America.

 

Did you get the peace overstrike from Daniel Carr? Can't wait to get mine in!!

 

This is a hard question to answer. How to pick one! Well my pick as my favorite could change from day to day but here's today's favorite:


Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III
AR tetradrachm, 17.18g; Amphipolis mint, lifetime issue, struck under Antipater, c. 325-323 BC.
Obv.: Head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neck.
Rev.: AΛEΞANΔΡOY Zeus enshrined left, throne without back and two leg struts,bright leg forward (archaic lifetime style), eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, TE monogram lower left, concave field

This coin comes in as my favorite because ever since learning more about Alexander the Great and his influence I really wanted a coin that was produced in his lifetime. Here one is and was purchased for a very fair price. The coin needs a reshoot because there is much more lustre than this image shows. It's a wonderful coin to hold and appreciate.

 

Well I like all my coins but my favorite is probably this

 

Old coins like this are just fascinating!

 

Beautiful! I really need to muster up the money and get myself a nice Morgan Dollar. Back in the day before I sold my little collection, Morgans is mostly what I collected.

 

My dad took me to a coin store last year on my 12th birtday and thats how I got the bug.

 

I wish i would have gotten into coin collecting that early!

 

Ya I collect mostly old US coins, like Morgans and Peace Dollars and a lot of different other coins.

 

I love all of mine, so I have one of my favorites to post. I collected as a kid, got on with life and resumed with a fury a few years ago. The passion and fun was still there! I collect Morgans, Peace, some old gold and old proofs mainly.

 

I like the fact that we both started from out grandmothers giving us coins

 

That's a mighty fine coin! I dont think I'll ever get coins as expensive as you guys

 

Brett sums up why I collect the Peace. With the $20 gold, think about this: that was a helluva good weekly salary for many people in 1898. Every coin is a representation of its era.

 

I think I can honestly say that there has never been a coin or medal that I didn't truly like. With that said, I'm going to stray a bit outside the boundaries of this thread and post this medal. To me, this image of Marianne is the epitome of the symbol of France.

 

This will probably always be my favorite. The die was clashed with the die from the $20 gold piece. At a young age, I started collecting clashed die coins. This one is somewhat of an anchor to the collection.